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Barbara Bush, former first lady, died Tuesday at her home in Texas at the age of

"A former first lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, April 17, , at the age of 92," read a statement from the office of former President George H.W. Bush.

Her son, and former President, George W.

Bush also released a statement.

"My dear mother has passed on at age Laura, Barbara, Jenna, and I are sad, but our souls are settled because we know hers was," he said. "Barbara Bush was a fabulous First Lady and a woman unlike any other who brought levity, love, and literacy to millions."

The man who defeated her husband George H.W.

Bush in the presidential election, Bill Clinton, also released a joint statement with his wife Hillary.

Barbara Bush had suffered from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure before her death, according to CNN.

On Sunday, a spokesperson for the family said Barbara Bush - Death, Family & Facts - Biography TOTYM